Cambodia vs Chile: Prison population rate

Cambodia

320 prisoners per 100,000 people

in 2025

Chile

329 prisoners per 100,000 people

in 2025

Cambodia rank

29th

Chile rank

26th

Prison population rate over time

Cambodia
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 329 prisoners per 100,000 people against 320 prisoners per 100,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 9 prisoners per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Cambodia ranks 29th and Chile ranks 26th of 202 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Prison population rate
Unit: prisoners per 100,000 people
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 2,155 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.